New Zealand-based dairy company Fonterra has established a new Application Center in Guangzhou to develop innovative dairy products and services to the company’s foodservice customers in the region. The Guangzhou facility is ...
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PepsiCo has chosen North American beverage company Barfresh Food Group as its exclusive sales representative within the foodservice channel to offer Barfresh’s ready-to-blend smoothies and frozen beverages line throughout the US and ...
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Bunge North America, the North American operating arm of Bunge Limited, has acquired Whole Harvest Foods, a refiner and packager of expeller pressed commercial cooking oil. Whole Harvest Foods products, which including frying oils, pan ...
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Chicken producer Scandi Standard has agreed to acquire Finnish food producer Huttulan Kukko for €10m. Huttulan, which started operations in a newly built facility last year, has developed a concept based on Finnish chicken which it ...
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TreeHouse Foods has recorded first quarter earnings of $0.41 per fully diluted share when compared to $0.38 per fully diluted share reported for the first quarter of 2014. The Company reported adjusted earnings per share in the first ...
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Weston Foods, a subsidiary of Canadian food processing firm George Weston Limited, has acquired cakes producer Starr Culinary Delights. The acquisition forms a part of Weston Foods' commitment to grow and offer quality bakery products ...
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Food distributor Sysco has agreed to divest 11 US Foods distribution centers to Performance Food Group. The move is in line with Sysco's plans to win FTC approval for its proposed merger with US Foods announced in December 2013. The ...
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American meat processor Tyson Foods is planning to invest around $110m in the expansion of its poultry plant in Vienna, Georgia. This investment is expected to create 500 jobs in the region. Commenting on the expansion, Georgia ...
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Canadian food establishment Premium Brands is planning to cease operations at its processed meats plant in Toronto, Ontario in December 2015, a move that may impact 200 jobs. The closure comes as the company thought that the plant's age ...
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Chicago-based Kronos Foods has signed a licensing agreement with Meyer Family Farms in Adams County, Illinois, to market, sell and distribute frozen pomegranate arils. With this agreement, Kronos Foods will be able to offer pomegranate ...
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Simplot Australia has recalled vegetarian patties as it potentially contains hard blue plastic pieces, according to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand. The product associated with the recall is 240g Quorn 4 Classic Burgers with Best ...
Cargill has doubled the size of its food innovation center in Plymouth, Minnesota, with an investment of $5.5m. The expansion has increased the research facility size by 40,000ft2, equipping it with latest research equipment and a fully ...
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Flexible packaging manufacturer Coveris has acquired Cambridgeshire-based St. Neots packaging to expand its cartonboard business. The latest acquisition is expected to support the long-term plans of Coveris for growth in new as well as ...
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TreeHouse Foods (THS) today reported first quarter earnings of $0.38 per fully diluted share compared to $0.62 per fully diluted share reported for the first quarter of last year. The Company reported that adjusted earnings per share ...
The famous Snoboy brand of fresh produce is launching into the retail marketplace after an absence of several years. Amerifresh, owner of the Snoboy brand, announced the reintroduction at the recent National Grocers Association annual ...
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